Cross carpetting, a threat to our democracy?

President Yar‘Adua had last weekend led national officers of the party and PDP bigwigs to receive Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State back to the PDP. Yuguda, the President’s son in law was elected on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in 2007.

Revealed: How Traditional rulers are aiding kidnapping in Abia

The government had in the past, perhaps in a bid to score cheap political points, created numerous autonomous communities and appointed traditional rulers, many of them known 419ers and people of questionable character, in fact charlatans. Some of these Ezes( traditional rulers) are today causing the society move harm than good.

Yar’Adua, VP lose severance pay

“For example in the case of Mr. President and Vice President, the severance gratuity of 300% was canceled because they were entitled to pensions for life by virtue of section 84 sub-section 5 of the constitution, the hardship allowance was however reduced from 50% to 30%”, he added.

I want amnesty now —Tompolo

He also called on the President to implement the reports of the Niger-Delta Technical committee; headed by Mr. Ledum Mittee, saying, “Nobody should sit in Abuja and start accusing the elders of being the brains behind the militants”.

Bad roads: ‘Be careful’, Minister warns media

It was gathered that the Hassan Lawal, who has served as minister for five years, including three years under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, as Labour minister, and two years in the present government, could not come up with any solution.